Passengers with passes can get on Metro from Motijheel even after 11:30am

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06 November, 2023, 03:20 pm
Last modified: 06 November, 2023, 03:23 pm
Metro rail is currently operating on the Agargaon-Motijheel route from 7:30am to 11:30am.
Metro Rail authorities operate a train from Agargaon to Motijheel as part of the system-integrated test run. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate this section today. The photo was taken from the Dhaka University area recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Passengers with passes and tickets will be able to travel on metro trains returning from Motijheel even after 11:30am.

Metro rail is currently operating on the Agargaon-Motijheel route from 7:30am to 11:30am.

However, those who have MRT/Rapid passes or bought tickets before 11:30am will be able to board the trains returning to Uttara station, the metro rail authority said in a press release on Sunday (5 November).

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Agargaon-Motijheel section of the metro rail on 4 November.

For now, trains will ply between Agargaon and Motijheel every 10 minutes from 7:30am to 11:30am, while the Uttara-Agargaon route will remain open from 7:30am to 8:30pm, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd, said after the inauguration.

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